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Celebs get hands dirty for pottery facelift

 VietNamNet Bridge – The future looked bleak for Phuoc Tich Village’s pottery industry. Thanks to a group of fashion designers, there may be new hope for the ancient craft. 

How to better manage meat imports

Hoang Thanh Van, director of the Department of Breeding under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Kinh Te Do Thi newspaper about managing imported meat.

CISCO helps Vietnamese firms in digital transformation

Digital transformation is making waves worldwide. Taking advantage of the digital age to grow, to be able to protect companies and gain an edge over competitors is what businesses strive for. 

VN draws up drug prevention and control programme

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam aims to reduce its drug hotspots, destroy five to 10 per cent of these places annually and set up a model for drug prevention and control in every district.

Russian artists perform in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Extracts from popular Russian stage productions will be performed by final-year students of the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Ha Noi and Vung Tau from April 11 to 14.

Supply of skilled tourism workers falls short

 VietNamNet Bridge – The severe shortage of qualified workers is a huge challenge to the rapidly growing tourism sector, experts warn.

Vietnam garden has Israeli roots

Wanting to bring consumers clean and chemical-free vegetable products, an ambitious young crop scientist has acquired state-of-the-art technology from Israel to create an organic garden

Hanoi’s dykes threatened by overloaded trucks

The structure of dykes along rivers in Ha Noi has been damaged by the volume of overloaded trucks running through the dykes every day, threatening the safety of houses during the stormy season,

Bile farmers decimate wild bears

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country’s wild bear population has declined sharply over the past 20 years, according to recent surveys carried out in 22 protected areas.

Japanese firm promises to speed up construction of metro

A HCM City delegation of top officials led by the secretary of the city’s Party Committee, Dinh La Thang, met with leaders of Nippon Koei on Sunday to discuss the progress of the city’s Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien metro line,

Company fined $7,000 for river sewage discharge

Thanh Hoa Province on Monday fined a company VND160 million (US$7,100) for illegally discharging untreated sewage into the Am River, causing mass fish deaths last week.

Off to a good start, but start-up education falls short

The start-up frenzy started in Viet Nam around two years ago with the Government calling for more investment in the community and demonstrating political will with several pragmatic actions.

Hanoi’s flourishing street market economy

Modern markets were built in Ha Noi to make shopping more hygenic, pleasurable and convenient, putting many traders and merchants in a large, well-lit, air-conditioned space under one roof.

‘Emergency teacher’ an education in humanity

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a cloud of red dust, a car stops in front of the emergency ward of the Da Nang Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital.

Event showcasing craft products, skills to open in Hue

 VietNamNet Bridge – Craft villages around the country will gather in the former imperial city of Hue for five festive days as part of the Hue Craft Village Festival.

VN poet wins Cikada award

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Phong-based Mai Van Phan has become the second poet from Viet Nam to be honoured with the prestigious Cikada Prize.

Fish die in Cha Va River

A number of fish breeders in Long Son Commune, Vung Tau City, are concerned because their fish have been dying in the past 10 days and the situation does not appear to be easing.

Streamlined gov’t is a good gov’t

Bui Thi An, Associate Professor and a former deputy to the 13th National Assembly, speaks to Kinh te & Do thi newspaper about the draft proposal on the re-organisation of city/provincial departments across the country.

Campaign launched against drowsy driving

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Van Manh, a 32-year-old driver from Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, was sleepy although his eyes remained open.

Concert raises funds for Trinh Cong Son Scholarship

A concert, titled Toi Di Tim Toi (I Seek Myself), to commemorate the 16th death anniversary of Vietnamese legendary musician Trinh Cong Son will be held at Soul Convention Complex on April 14-15.